Only one artist, Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones, had the honor of Vox naming an instrument specifically for him. The teardrop shaped, semi-acoustic Wyman Bass made it's first appearance in the 1966 Vox catalog.

To commemorate the brand's 50th anniversary in 2007, Vox announced two new limited-edition teardrop bass guitar models, the VBW-2000 and the VBW-2500. While both were essentially reissues of the original Wyman Bass, neither was endorsed by Wyman.

The VBW-2000 featured a carved semi-holllow mahogany body, maple top and a three color sunburst finish. The VBW-2500 had a semi-hollow carved mahogany body, a flame maple top and a choice of Black Cherry, Violin Amber or Whale Blue finishes. Both of these basses had a fully bound body with a flat back and a cylindrically arched top. They measured 2 inches deep at the center of the body, slimming to 1½ inches at the narrowest point of the sides. The enttire bass was ~44" long and the teardrop body was ~13" across at the widest point.

Featuring a bound neck and a short 30.342" (770 mm) scale, the VBW-2000/2500 basses stood out due to their remarkably slim neck profile: ~1.378" (35mm) wide and ~0.81" (20.637 mm) deep at the zero fret and ~1.8" (46 mm) wide and ~0.9" (23 mm) deep at the 12th fret. Using a five-piece lamination of maple (three layers) and mahogany (two layers), the bolt-on, removable neck was engineered for maximum stability against twisting or warpage. The 21 fret neck had a rosewood finger board with dot and side fret markers. The iconic Vox "paddle" style headstock had four premium quality Gotoh GB707 tuners.

The pickups were an original Vox single-coil design with an alnico magnetic structure and exposed pole pieces. Special consideration had to be given to the location of the pole pieces due to the narrow string spacing on these basses. A three way pickup selector mounted to the control panel allowed the choice of the neck, bridge or both pickups.

The pickguard, control panel, bridge cover and pickup trim rings were made from chrome plated steel, as were the 1960's originals.

A hard shell case and a truss adjustment wrench were included.

Vox limited the total production of these basses to fifty pieces. It is my understanding that the bass was produced by Terada in Japan.